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The O-N-E Morning Read: Thursday, Feb. 9

Counterfeit $10 and $20 bills are appearing in nearly all of the county’s municipalities, and some of the funny money is being traced back to high school students.

How do you identify counterfeit bills? More details in the Thursday edition of The O-N-E.

Catawba County is home to 240 of the state’s sex offenders, and mobile device users can pinpoint exactly where those people live thanks to a new application.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, love is in the air, especially at the Catawba County Register of Deeds office. See OUTLOOK for a spotlight on the “mass nuptials” tradition at the deeds office and find out more behind the ideas that brought a day of weddings to the county’s justice center.

SPORTS:
• Lenoir-Rhyne’s Lady Bears started the softball season with a paid of wins during Wednesday’s double-header.

• Maiden, Foard and St. Stephens picked up football victories, even though the season is long over. Why? Details in The O-N-E.

• OUTLOOK editor Barbara Burns says Punxsutawney Phil needs to step a aside. Read about her furry weather forecaster in PERSPECTIVES. Also find out how North Carolina’s congressional delegation fared on the conservation scorecard.